CIUDAD VICTORIA, Tamaulipas. (THECOUNT) — U.S. citizens returning to the U.S. after a family holiday to Mexico came under attack by armed gunmen just south of Texas on Saturday night. The gunfire resulted in the shooting death of a 13-year-old possibly from Oklahoma. Three other people were injured. Their condition was not provided.
The attorney general’s office in the state of Tamaulipas said the teen was a U.S. citizen and that the parents were permanent residents of the U.S. The victims’ names were not provided.
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The family was traveling in a Chevrolet SUV with Oklahoma state plates, returning from a holiday visit to relatives in the state of San Luis Potosi, reports ABC13.
According to ABC13, the highway on which the family was traveling is considered “high risk.” It runs through an area that’s disputed by criminal groups, including the Gulf Cartel and Zetas.
The road connects the city of Mier with Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, on the banks of the Rio Grande across the US-Mexico border from Falcon Heights, Texas.
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Geo quick facts: Ciudad Victoria is the capital of the Municipality of Victoria and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located in the northeast of Mexico at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental – Wikipedia.